The union said it's concerned that 2 129 contractors who were terminated left the company with low packages.

NUM is also worried that 517 workers have died at Lonmin in seven months due to natural causes.

“87 workers who were mechanised operators, will be affected by forced retrenchments after they refused to take any alternative employment, re-employment or re-skilling.

“Lonmin indicated that it does not have an option but to give them forced retrenchments. It is very unfortunate that 87 workers have to go on forced retrenchments if they do not take alternative deployment,” said Gcilitshana.